- Department of Otolaryngology
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ENT Annual Report
- Chemosensory research offers new pathways for understanding the impact of COVID-19 and potential for universal testing
- Cochlear implant program is a model for growth and innovation
- Emily Plowman, PhD, brings aerodigestive research to Ohio State to create comprehensive swallowing center
- ENT department chair named to prestigious national leadership post
- Eugene Chio, MD, implants his 600th upper airway stimulation device
- For busy otolaryngology faculty, higher education isn’t out of reach
- Laryngology team increases impact with research and clinical innovations
- Neurotologist Desi Schoo, MD, joins Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery to launch clinical vestibular research center
- Novel research may pave the way for new hearing loss treatments
- Ohio State hosts prominent head and neck course for first time in new anatomy lab
- Ohio State otolaryngology residency program expands while holding on to its top-5 ranking
- Ohio State providers raise more than $1 million for head and neck cancer research
- Dr. America finalist Kara Wada, MD, uses pageant platform to bring attention to invisible illnesses
- Robust fellowship programs offer specialized learning for elite otolaryngology candidates
- Study finds new way to determine genetic progression leading to cancer
- Temporal bone lab renovations will further strengthen residents’ surgical skills
- Women surgeons lead the way to close the gender gap in ENT
- Unique neurotology/neurosurgery partnership raises the bar on skull-base surgery safety
- Yin Ren, MD, PhD, receives Career Development Award from the National Institutes of Health – on his first submission
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Research
- ENT Research Faculty
- Aerodigestive Research Core
- Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory
- Head and Neck Cancer Research
- Host Defense Laboratory
- Human Auditory Evoked Potential Laboratory
- Inner Ear Electrophysiology Laboratory
- Nasal Physiology and Therapeutic Center
- Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Rocco Laboratory
- Skull Base Research Center
- Tumor Immunology Laboratory
- Publications
- Research Funding and Clinical Trials
- Our People
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Our Ear, Nose and Throat Experts
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center’s ear, nose and throat (ENT) team offers the most advanced and comprehensive ENT care in the region. Our sub-specialists are skilled in a broad range of disciplines including audiology, balance, voice disorders, cranial base surgery, otology and neurotology, and more.Our Audiologists
Taylor Farrell, AuD
Audiologist
Laura Feeney, AuD
Audiologist
Laura Feeney, AuD, earned both her bachelor’s degree in Speech and Hearing Science and her doctoral degree in Audiology from The Ohio State University. She has been with the Ohio State Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery since 2007. She is certified by the American Board of Audiology and is a member of the American Academy of Audiology. Her clinical interests include diagnostic testing, hearing aids and cochlear implants.
Laura Garish, AuD
Audiologist
Laura Garish, AuD, earned her bachelor's degree from The Ohio State University in 1992 and master’s degree from the University of Akron in 1994. She completed her doctorate degree in 2001 at the University of Florida. She worked as the director of Audiology in the Huntington Ear Clinic in Huntington, West Virginia, from 1994-1996 and joined the Ohio State Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery in 1997. Laura is a founding member, board member and treasurer of the nonprofit foundation, Project EAR, Inc.
Brenda Hall, AuD
Audiologist
Brenda Hall, AuD, graduated from the University of North Carolina with a master’s degree in Audiology. She received her doctoral degree from Arizona School of Health Sciences in 2010. She has been a member of the Ohio State Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery since 1991. Her interests include working with patients with cochlear implants and hearing aids.
Meghan Hiss, AuD
Audiologist
Meghan Hiss, AuD, received her bachelor’s degree in Speech and Hearing Science and her Doctor of Audiology degree from The Ohio State University in 2008 and 2012, respectively. She worked as a clinical audiologist at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Columbus Speech and Hearing Center before joining the Ohio State Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in 2018. Her clinical interests include diagnostic audiology, cochlear implants and the fitting of hearing aids and assistive technology. Dr. Hiss is a research audiologist at the Ohio State Buckeye Center for Hearing and Development. She is board certified by the American Board of Audiology and is a member of the American Academy of Audiology and the Ohio Academy of Audiology.
Kayla Kirk, AuD
Audiologist
Debby LaPrete, AuD
Audiologist
Debby LaPrete, AuD, received her bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University and her master's degree from the University of Cincinnati. She graduated from the Arizona School of Health Sciences with her doctoral degree in Audiology in 2009. Dr. LaPrete has worked at Ohio State since 1994, and specializes in providing services to recipients of cochlear implants and auditory brainstem implants.
Alyse Ramirez, AuD
Audiologist
Melissa Schnitzspahn, AuD
Manager, Audiology
Melissa Schnitzspahn, AuD, received her bachelor’s degree in Speech and Hearing Science from The Ohio State University in 1998 and her master’s degree in Audiology from Ohio State in 2000. She obtained her doctoral degree in Audiology from the Arizona School of Health Sciences in 2008. Melissa joined the Ohio State Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery in 2001. Her interests include hearing aid dispensing and cochlear implants.
Saul Strieb, AuD
Audiologist & Vestibular Laboratory Coordinator
Saul Strieb, AuD, obtained his bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago and his master’s degree in Audiology from the University of Maryland. He received his doctoral degree in Audiology from the University of Florida in 2009. He served as an audiologist at the Washington Hospital Center from 2001 through 2011, before joining the staff of the Ohio State Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery in 2011. His clinical interests include hearing aids, BAHA, vestibular assessment and treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
Our Vestibular Audiology Team
Saul Strieb, AuD
Audiologist and Vestibular Laboratory Coordinator
Taylor Farrell, AuD
Audiologist
Our Speech Language Pathologists - Voice and Swallowing
Heath Barron, MA, CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Anna Lichtenstein, MA, CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Jennifer Thompson, MA, CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Michelle Toth, MA, CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
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Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Eye and Ear Institute
915 Olentangy River Road
Suite 4000
Columbus, OH 43212Jeannette Elum, MBA
COO and Administrator
Jeannette.Elum@osumc.edu
Phone: 614-293-3470